Watch and clock holding case.



J. COUNTER.

WATCH AND CLOCK HOLDINC CASE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25. 1913.

Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

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,To all whom it may. concern to provide means wherebyithe case and its contents may be almost instantaneously se-;

cured to a dash-board, window frame, or

other parts of. an automobile or a car vestibule, so that it will be in a position for inorbe as quickly removed therefrom, also to provide whereby the case and its contents may be held either in a vertical or inclinedstant reference at any moment,

means position as desired; and lastly to provide means'whereby" the case maybe locked in position so that it cannot be easily tampered I obtain these objects by with or stolen. 7 means of the construction here nafter described, shown in the accompanying drawmgs and specifically pointed out in theclann annexed hereto. 1

In the-drawings, which form apart of this specification, and in which similarletters of reference refer to similar parts wherever they occur, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section-showing a case held, 111 an ad ustabIe inclined position, also one,

form of base-piece for holding and supporting the. case; and a locking plate F with a: recess f for receivmg the post 7', formed 1n,

tegralfwith the back F.. Fig. Qis a vertical section of another forinof base-piece and fastening means, the lower part of the case being broken away; Fig. 8 is a vertical section of another form ofbase-piece and fastening means, which is adapted to hold the case in a fixed inclined position; Fig. t is a detail View of a spring thumb-piece which may be adapted to Figs. 2, 3, and 4 if required tosupplant the square headed screw construction; Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view on the line XX of'Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a detail view of the method of fastening and shown in Fig. 1.

Specification of Letters I'atent.

In ,carrying out my invention, I form a case A preferably of metal or of other suitablematerial, having ahollow body portion B, which is shaped to conform more or less exactly to the shape of the watch or other time piece C, and which may have a lining of felt, cloth or other material C (see Fig.

1) to prevent injury to the case of the watch or time-piece. v Y

The .case'A is provided with ahead D, which is preferably made integral with the body portion B, and is shaped to receive means for suitably securing the case A to a base or bracket p ece such as G,lsecured in b any desired manner as by screws orv bolts, to the supporting body, such as the dash-board or window-frame of an automobile, or the stanchion of a trolley car. I i The case is provided with a glass front E, which may be secured'to the case in any suitable manneig'so that the face of the watch or time-piece will be visible at all times. If desired the front E may be formed of glass lens,so that the characters on the face of the watch or time-piece will be considerably magnified, and rendered more clearly visible.

The hollow body portlon is closed by a V back-piece F, which is. preferably screwthreaded, andengages with a corresponding screw-threaded portion in the back of the body 13, provision being made that the back piece Fmay be screwed into theback of the body B, a suliicient distance to clamp the watch or time-piece (1 between the said backpiece F, or the lining C placed inthesaid back-piece and the front walls Z) of the body portion B, so as to prevent undue movement of the, watch in the case A.

A base-piece G, preferably in the form of a partly hollow casting, as is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 8, may be secured to the clashboarcl, window casing, or some other con- Patented Sept. 21, 1915. This application filed June 25, 1913..

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venientpart of an automobile or other vehicle, and serve as the support for the case A. A socket g is formed in the upper surface of the base-piece .G, and is adapted to receivethe head D of the case A. A squareheaded screw H engaging in screw-threads suitably formedin central openings inthe base-piece G and head D, secures the case A to the base-piece G, the square head of the screw H being contained :within a cup-like depression h, in the head D, in such manner that itsupper surface is below the walls of said depression, so that the screw can only be turned by a suitably formed wrench or key H passing between the head of the screw and the walls of the depression.

In some cases, as for example where the case A is to be used by a motorist, it is def sirable that it be held in an inclined position, so that the face of the time-piece will be presented at right angles to the line of vision of the user. In such case, the basepiece G is provided with a lug inclined at the proper angle as shown in Fig. 1, and the back piece F is provided with a post 7, preferably formed integral therewith, which in turn may be supported from the base G attached to the automobile in proper position therefor.

A modification of the locking means is shown in Fig. 3, in which the head D has a central opening'cl to permit of the passage of a plunger-pin J, which is provided with a cylindrical guide-piece j at its outer end and the piece j working slidably in a cylindrical socket formed in the head D on the outside of the opening d. A central opening J 2 and slots land 2 are formed in the bottom of the socket g, of the base-piece G and a cross pin j is passed through the end 7' of the plunger-pin J. A spiral spring K is interposed between the opposite ends of the depression 72, and the cylindrical portions j,

and surrounds the plunger-pin J. Indents 3, 4, are formed in the bottom of the basepiece G between the slots 1, 2, as shown in Fig. 5. In this construction, the head D may be secured to the base-piece G by depressing the plunger-pin J against the action of the spring K, and passing the crosspin j through the slots 1, 2, and partially revolving the pin J untilthe ends or" the cross-pin 7' fall into the indents 3, 4, when upon the pin J being released the case A will be held in position upon the base-piece 1 until the plunger-pinis again depressed, and rotated at sui'licient distance to permit'of the cross-pin passing out of the slots. If desired, the plunger-pin J may be provided with a square-head-I-I instead of the thumbpiece J t shown in Fig. 4, and be operated with a suitable wrench or key, as shown in Figs. 3 and 2. i

In Fig. 6, I show a modified form of fas tening means for holding the case at any de sired inclined position, this form being applied to Fig. 1. In this form the base-piece G is provided with a lug 5, projecting at a right angle therefrom. To the lug 5 is secured a toothed member 6. A block 12 carries the toothed member'8,'which is adapted to engage with the toothed memberfi. Adjustment of the position of the block 12 can be made by moving the toothed members 6, 8, with relation to each other.

The boss 7 has a cup like depression 9, adapted to receive the square-head of a set screw 10, which engages in screw-threaded central openings in the members 6, 8, and secures these parts together in their adjusted positions. The block 12 has a screwthreaded opening 11, and the head D of the case is secured to the said block by the screw H, as before described.

The cup-like depression in the head D of the case A is provided with an elastic rubber insertion 13 which absorbs the vibrations from the vehicle and also serves as a non-conductor of magnetism from electrical currents which would be transferred through the bent pin 14.

The bent pin 1 1 passing through the elastic rubber insertion 13 is fastened at the bottom and top by split cotters 15, the bent pin 14 passingthrough and serving as a pivotal center for the clamp armsL and the spring 16, whose purpose is to' close the jaws of the clamp tightly on any convenient projection in View ofthe operator.

If desired, rubber or other nonconducting material may be interposed between the head D and the socket g, and may surround the screw H or plunger-pin J, to absorb vibrations, and to insulate the case A from electrical currents. The case A and head D may conveniently be formedin one integral piece of any suitable material, and I have found'that aluminum is well suited for the purpose, as it is light, does not corrode, and is attractive in appearance.

The subject matter of this application is a substitute for that contained in my prior abandoned application bearing Serial Number 623,987, filed April 28, 1911.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A case for holding a time piece,'comprising in combination, an integrally formed head and body having an aperture at the front and back thereof, a transparent closure for said front aperture, a cover for said back aperture, said cover serving as a clamping means for retaining the time piece in position, a base adapted to support said head and body, means for lockingsaidhead and body to said base, and a supplemental support extending from said body to said base.

Signed at Elizabeth, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, this twentythird day of June, A. D. 1913.

' JOHN COUNTER.

Vitnesses:

HARVEY C. ELLIS,

LORENZ A. WENDEL.

Copies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). 0. 

